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The Ministry of Minority Affair's 2023 budget has been slashed by almost 40%. The 1st-8th class pre-matric scholarship for minorities has been taken away. The Padho Pardesh scheme for minorities was canceled. And most recently, the #MaulanaAzadNationalFellowship (MANF) for minorities was scrapped. In this video, we look at
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Dr. Hilal Ahmed is an associate professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS).
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The Citizenship Amendment Act was passed in 2019. And the country erupted in protest. It's been three years since and the law is yet to be implemented. But the dialogues it gave rise to continue to be relevant: democracy, freedom, equality.
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Among all tall yet relevant names, this one name: Gerda, almost sounded odd. Who was this person, and why was an entire hostel and daycare centre named after her? Written by: Khansa Juned In 2022, Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, located in Delhi, finally decided to resume offline classes.
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At a time when I was anxious and worried about the future. My friend called and asked me to check the MANF fellowship list. I checked the list immediately, and when I saw my name on the list, I felt so relieved. If it was not for the MANF fellowship,
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Najeeb Ahmed, an M.Sc. first-year student at Jawaharlal Nehru University went missing on 15th October 2016.
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Each year at the onset of winter, the problem of air pollution in Delhi takes over. As AQI levels peak and meters turn red, pollution is churned in the news cycle and emergency measures are dealt out. But the substandard air quality in Delhi is not just a winter phenomenon.
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Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka prides to be the ‘Silicon Valley of India’. But why has this high-tech city failed to fix the crisis of monsoonal floods? Is it the city or its residents who are to be blamed? In this video, we explore the subterranean of Bangalore to find the answer.
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The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its most recent data on India’s prisoners on 31st August 2022. The report found that Muslims and other marginalized communities including Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are incarcerated in India disproportionately to their population share. TNN as part of its product '
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Tracing the trajectory of river Yamuna in the national capital Delhi, we are choked by class conflict, skewed political interest, the dominance of the elite and exclusion of the marginalized. As the Delhi Master Plan 2041 leaves out the poor in how it imagines the city, we follow the trail
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Rohingya Muslims have faced decades of discrimination and repression in their own country - Myanmar, as well as other countries where they sought refuge. In this video, we attempt to shed light on their heartbreaking journey, their current status in Myanmar and India, and the recent uproar over Union Minister
The infamous Gujarat pogrom 2002 etched deep wounds on the Muslim community in India. Remembered as one of the worst episodes of pogrom organized against the Muslim community, its victims still await justice. The carnage stood out for its targeted and brutal sexual assault on Muslim women and the horrors